Open University Tutor awarded OBE for services to Education

16 June 2025

OU Tutor Dr Diane Swift has been awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) in the King’s 2025 birthday honours list, for her services to education. Diane teaches and authors materials for the Primary Education modules and has been involved in the development of the apprenticeships for Teaching Assistants which she has shared through the OU’s […]

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OBE for eminent OU professor

11 June 2016

Professor Eileen Scanlon has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours list for services to Education. This is the latest accolade for her work, which has also seen her receive the inaugural Regius Professorship in Open Education. Professor Scanlon, Associate Director of Research & Innovation in the Institute of Educational Technology at the OU, […]

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